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Arctic blast on the way for UK with snow and ice warnings
The Met Office warns up to 10cm of snow on Scottish hills and icy surfaces in northern England, urging caution amid an Arctic air mass causing travel disruptions.
- The Met Office has placed most of Scotland and parts of northern England under yellow alerts from 4pm on Friday, February 13 until 10am on Saturday, February 14, with a second warning starting 9pm Saturday until 10am Sunday, February 15.
- Forecasters say an Arctic maritime air mass is moving south from northern Scotland, with systems trapped by a block of cold air over Scandinavia while the Atlantic jet stream steers low-pressure systems; the UK has seen 89% of average winter rainfall and England 11% above average.
- Forecasters expect 1-3cm at low levels, 3-7 cm above about 150 m, and up to 10 cm above 400 m on Saturday, February 14, with snow and hail showers from Friday afternoon into Saturday morning.
- Authorities warn of travel disruption and icy surfaces, with the Met Office citing likely delays on roads and rail and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency maintaining three flood warnings and seven flood alerts.
- Milder air from the west will arrive, pushing snow to higher ground and fading showers by Saturday morning; most snow should turn to rain by Sunday morning, with possible freezing rain, while the Met Office long-range forecast predicts more Atlantic-driven showers.
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